North Carolina's 1st House district

North Carolina's 1st State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 1st State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Ed Goodwin; R–Edenton
Demographics	73% White; 18% Black; 5% Hispanic; 1% Other; 4% Multiracial
Population (2024)	86,078

North Carolina's 1st House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Ed Goodwin since 2019.^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Washington, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Currituck counties, as well as part of Dare County. The district overlaps with the 1st and 2nd Senate districts.

District officeholders

Multi-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Counties
District created January 1, 1967.
Philip Godwin (Gatesville)	Democratic	January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1973	Redistricted from the Gates County district.	William Culpepper Jr. (Elizabeth City)	Democratic	January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1973	1967–1973 All of Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, and Currituck counties.^[2]
Vernon James (Elizabeth City)	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the single-member district.	W. Stanford White (Manns Harbor)	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1979	1973–1983 All of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.^[3]
Charles Evans (Nags Head)	Democratic	January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1987
1983–1993 All of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare, and Tyrrell counties. Parts of Gates and Washington counties.^[4]
Raymond Thompson (Edenton)	Democratic	January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the 86th district.

Single-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Vernon James (Elizabeth City)	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995		1993–2003 All of Currituck, Camden, and Pasquotank counties. Part of Perquimans County.^[5]
Bill Owens (Elizabeth City)	Democratic	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2013	Retired.
2003–2005 All of Currituck, Camden, and Pasquotank counties. Part of Gates County.^[6]
2005–2013 All of Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, and Tyrrell counties.^[7]
Bob Steinburg (Edenton)	Republican	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019	Retired to run for State Senate.	2013–2019 All of Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Camden, and Currituck counties. Part of Pasquotank County.^[8]
Ed Goodwin (Edenton)	Republican	January 1, 2019 – Present		2019–2023 All of Bertie, Washington, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Camden counties.^[9]^[10]
2023–Present All of Washington, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Currituck counties. Part of Dare County.^[11]^[12]

Election results

2026

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district Republican primary election, 2026^[13]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Goodwin (incumbent)	5,078	52.51%
	Republican	John Spruill	4,593	47.49%
Total votes	9,671	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2026
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Republican	Ed Goodwin (incumbent)
	Democratic	Claude (Dorsey) Harris
Total votes		100%

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2024^[14]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Goodwin (incumbent)	31,950	65.06%
	Democratic	Susan Sawin	17,160	34.94%
Total votes	49,110	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2022^[15]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Goodwin (incumbent)	25,737	100%
Total votes	25,737	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2020^[16]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Goodwin (incumbent)	20,688	54.46%
	Democratic	Emily Bunch Nicholson	17,299	45.54%
Total votes	37,987	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district Republican primary election, 2018^[17]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Goodwin	1,987	55.23%
	Republican	Candice Hunter	1,611	44.77%
Total votes	3,598	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2018^[18]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Goodwin	14,749	53.10%
	Democratic	Ronald "Ron" Wesson	13,026	46.90%
Total votes	27,775	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2016^[19]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Steinburg (incumbent)	25,363	64.04%
	Democratic	Sam Davis	14,240	35.96%
Total votes	39,603	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2014^[20]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Steinburg (incumbent)	15,713	60.91%
	Democratic	Garry W. Meiggs	10,082	39.09%
Total votes	25,795	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district Republican primary election, 2012^[21]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Steinburg	3,690	60.21%
	Republican	Owen Etheridge	2,439	39.79%
Total votes	6,129	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2012^[22]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Steinburg	21,505	56.34%
	Democratic	Bill Luton	16,663	43.66%
Total votes	38,168	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2010^[23]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Owens (incumbent)	11,538	52.75%
	Republican	John J. Woodard Jr.	10,336	47.25%
Total votes	21,874	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2008^[24]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Owens (incumbent)	25,181	100%
Total votes	25,181	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2006^[25]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Owens (incumbent)	12,446	100%
Total votes	12,446	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2004^[26]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Owens (incumbent)	18,873	100%
Total votes	18,873	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2002^[27]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Owens (incumbent)	12,157	100%
Total votes	12,157	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2000^[28]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Owens (incumbent)	15,475	100%
Total votes	15,475	100%
	Democratic hold

References

↑ "State House District 1, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1967 to 1972". Retrieved April 29, 2026.
↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1973 to 1982". Retrieved April 29, 2026.
↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved April 29, 2026.
↑ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
↑ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
↑ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
↑ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
↑ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
↑ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
↑ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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↑ "NC State House 001". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 1, 2022.

[1] "State House District 1, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 29, 2026.

[2] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1967 to 1972". Retrieved April 29, 2026.

[3] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1973 to 1982". Retrieved April 29, 2026.

[4] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved April 29, 2026.

[5] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved April 29, 2026.

[6] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

[7] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

[8] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

[9] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

[10] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

[11] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

[12] "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved March 26, 2025.

[13] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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[28] "NC State House 001". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 1, 2022.

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